More recently, designer and artist Larry Quach was pressed into service for his friends' video game-inspired wedding. Bride Esther Tanouye specifically wanted to kick it old school with an 8-bit Super Mario theme.

Quach designed the wedding invitations to look like gaming cartridges. Each one opened up to reveal wedding details and a series of mystery box cards with directions, registry information, and an RSVP postcard.

The list of cautions on the back of the faux game cartridge included not storing it in extreme temperatures, as well as the instruction "Do have and hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until game over do us part." Aww, how sweet.

Each guest at the wedding also received a little Mario mystery box with the individual's menu choice for the dinner and several fake gold coins.

This makes me wonder what the wedding menu looked like. I sure hope there was 1-Up Mushroom Alfredo pasta and Princess Peach cobbler.

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